River School
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The River School is an independent Christian
School, affiliated with the Christian Schools Trust. The school is located in a large late Georgian Grade 2 listed building with many outbuildings, set in 8.5 acres (34,398.3 m²) of attractive wooded and open grassed areas, near the A38
road in the Fernhill Heath
suburb of Worcester
, England
.
The school has around 160 full time day pupils aged from 2 to 16, who are drawn from the city of Worcester and surrounding towns The school is non-denominational, however it is allied, through a long standing link with St Paul's Church (Worcester) with the Evangelical Alliance
.
A February 2010 Bridge Schools Inspectorate
report rated the overall quality of teaching as good, with outstanding elements.
Oakfield House was constructed in the early 19th century as a private house and has since been used as military billets, a residential girls' school and Agricultural Training Collage under the control of Worcester LEA. In 1987, the Trust purchased another building close to central Worcester for use as the Brook Nursery School, pupils aged 2–7.
The school continued to expand aided by a low-fee philosophy and generous discounts for less well off students. However, the River School like many a small enterprise has suffered setbacks over the years due to lack of funds. For this reason it was decided in 2006 to sell off the Brook School and use the money to service the trust's debt and improve the school's resources base. Since then the Brook Nursery School has been reopened on the site of the River School, which has since been greatly expanded, with further expansions planned.
Christian
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School, affiliated with the Christian Schools Trust. The school is located in a large late Georgian Grade 2 listed building with many outbuildings, set in 8.5 acres (34,398.3 m²) of attractive wooded and open grassed areas, near the A38
A38
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road in the Fernhill Heath
Fernhill Heath
Fernhill Heath is a village in Worcestershire, England.Fernhill Heath is located on the A38 main road on the north-side of the City of Worcester and is approximately 3 miles north of Worcester and 3 miles south of Droitwich. The population of Fernhill Heath is around 3,000 people...
suburb of Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, England
England
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The school has around 160 full time day pupils aged from 2 to 16, who are drawn from the city of Worcester and surrounding towns The school is non-denominational, however it is allied, through a long standing link with St Paul's Church (Worcester) with the Evangelical Alliance
Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....
.
A February 2010 Bridge Schools Inspectorate
Bridge Schools Inspectorate
Bridge Schools Inspectorate is a schools inspection agency approved by the British Government to carry out inspections of certain independent schools on behalf of the Secretary of State in the Department for Education . The agency was approved in 2008 and operates within section 162 ...
report rated the overall quality of teaching as good, with outstanding elements.
History
The school was founded in the autumn of 1985 by parents who felt that the secular education found in the local schools did not fit with their beliefs. The school had been planned for several years by the parents, many of whom were members of charismatic churches in and around Worcester. Oakfield House where the school is sited was purchased by the Worcester Christian Education Trust, who oversee the running of the school to this day, for use as the main school.Oakfield House was constructed in the early 19th century as a private house and has since been used as military billets, a residential girls' school and Agricultural Training Collage under the control of Worcester LEA. In 1987, the Trust purchased another building close to central Worcester for use as the Brook Nursery School, pupils aged 2–7.
The school continued to expand aided by a low-fee philosophy and generous discounts for less well off students. However, the River School like many a small enterprise has suffered setbacks over the years due to lack of funds. For this reason it was decided in 2006 to sell off the Brook School and use the money to service the trust's debt and improve the school's resources base. Since then the Brook Nursery School has been reopened on the site of the River School, which has since been greatly expanded, with further expansions planned.